摘要 |
The present invention relates to an absorbent article in the form of a sanitary napkin, a panty liner or an incontinence protector and comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a liquid-permeable top sheet ( 2 ), a liquid-impermeable backing sheet ( 3 ), and an absorbent body ( 1 ) enclosed between the top and backing sheets, wherein the rear portion of the article includes a longitudinally extending ridge-shaped elevation ( 9 ) that projects out from that side of the article that contains the top sheet. According to the invention a central string of material ( 8 ) extends in the rear portion of the article and the absorbent body ( 1 ) between the top sheet ( 2 ) and the backing sheet ( 3 ) in the rear portion of the article extends around the long sides of said string. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such an article. |